Mack Brown
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1951 Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1969–1970 | Vanderbilt |
| 1972–1973 | Florida State |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1974 | Florida State (student/WR) |
| 1975–1977 | Southern Miss (WR) |
| 1978 | Memphis State (WR) |
| 1979 | Iowa State (WR) |
| 1980–1981 | Iowa State (OC) |
| 1982 | LSU (QB) |
| 1983 | Appalachian State |
| 1984 | Oklahoma (OC) |
| 1985–1987 | Tulane |
| 1988–1997 | North Carolina |
| 1998–2013 | Texas |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1985–1988 | Tulane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 244–122 |
| Bowls | 13–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (2005) 2 Big 12 (2005, 2009) 6 Big 12 South Division (1999, 2001–2002, 2005, 2008–2009) |
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| Awards | |
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Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2005) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2008) 2x Big 12 Coach of the Year (2005, 2009) |
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William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is a former American college football coach. He was most recently head football coach of the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently a college football commentator for ESPN.
Prior to his head coach position at Texas, Brown was head coach at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs. The Longhorns beat the University of Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl, Ohio State at The Horseshoe in September 2005, and conference rival Oklahoma in 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2013. The 2005 season was capped off by victories over Colorado and USC to win the Big 12 Conference and national championships, respectively. In 2006 he was awarded the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". On November 27, 2008, Brown achieved his 200th career win, making him the first Texas coach to reach that mark. On December 14, 2013, Brown informed the team that he would resign after the Alamo Bowl.
Brown was born as the middle of three children (brothers Mel and Watson) on August 27, 1951, in Cookeville, Tennessee. During his teenage years, he attended Putnam County High School. Brown's family had a long history with football. His grandfather, Eddie Watson, was an athlete at Tennessee Tech and a coach at Putnam County High School for more than three decades. His father, Melvin Brown, was also a coach and an administrator. Mack's older brother Watson also coached, and was the head football coach at a total of six Division I football schools, ending his career with their hometown school, Tennessee Tech. He attended Vanderbilt University before attending Florida State University and graduating in 1974. He later received a graduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1976. During his undergraduate years, Brown was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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